So pipinferaxa, I officially declare that I am out of this one, as I previously said that I would if a further month went by with no news.
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Please remove me from the interest list (2 torches).
Thank you.

1092 – # Post . Tom Tom wrote: please put me back on the list for one, with the Samsung LED
1093 – # Post . Tom Tom wrote: please put me back on the list for one, with the Samsung LED

Tom Tom wrote:

OK, Pepinfaxera, please put me back on the list for one, with the Samsung LED.

I am currently on the list for 2 lights (#1466 and #1567). I would like to stay on the list, but only for 1 light total. Can you please remove one of my requests? Pepinfaxera, thanks so much for your management of this! It’s much appreciated.

One could say the light is too small to function properly. Form doesn’t always follow function.

In a light that can dim itself smoothly and automatically in response to its temperature state, why not enable the user to have peak brightness when they want it? Does a light have to be able to run for hours at a time at turbo brightness to be functional? Would it be better to have a single emitter and a weaker driver so that this light could never achieve a high peak brightness, just so that its maximum would be dim enough to be sustainable? Or should it be built with the size of a soda can, with a built in fan, so that it can sustain the cooling demands of 3 emitters being driven by a FET? In short, I think it is good to be a small size; I do not mind the reduced thermal mass. The D4 is only $35 if you prefer.

Current status (2018-06-03): Lumintop made a second prototype, hoping it’ll arrive soon for testing.

Team

Fritz15: Design

Tommy TLF: General TLF communication

DEL: Driver

Tom E: Firmware (originally), driver

ToyKeeper: Firmware / UI, BLF gardening

The Miller: General BLF communication

pepinfaxera: Interest list management

MRsDNF: Early prototyping

Neal: Facilitating tasks in China

Lumintop: Manufacturing

The FW3A

Small elegant EDC triple flashlight designed by Fritz15

Runs on a single 18650 battery.

94.8 × 25.5 mm: Unusually small for an 18650 light — about the size of a SK-68 (1xAA).

Tail e-switch.

Bare-looking lathe-like finish, hopefully.

Wide range from ~0.3 lm to ~3000 lm.

Regulated output up to ~1000 lm.

Fancy yet easy UI.

Nice clip firmly attached.

Good ergonomics.

It’s meant to be a good all-around EDC light, something to be used heavily.

FAQ

How can I get one? What is the ordering process and payment method?

First, post in this thread to say how many you want. You’ll be added to the interest list. Then when it’s available to buy, a private message will be sent to you on BLF with further instructions. If you’re not on BLF very often, it helps if you have email notifications turned on for private messages.

2018-12-xx: The first round of LT prototypes arrived. Details are posted in the thread around that time, and also a little bit in the OP.

2017-11-ish: The Miller is taking some time away from BLF to deal with real-life matters. Tom E has also been too busy to be on BLF much. ToyKeeper is filling in for both… for Tom since 2017-11, and for The Miller since 2018-04.

Thanks Fritz and TK for the update. Looking great (just get the surface finish correct please), and pleased to hear that it is still a Fritz design.

Personally I am most impressed with DEL’s driver, which I think is a triple channel design (please correct if wrong) with linear regulation for all except the turbo FET mode, which is very neat, efficient, and should perhaps be emphasised more. Quite a jewel to fit into this, with E-switch as well. I don’t think anything else comparable exists.